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origin_n 25_o mr._n frith_n 26_o paulinus_n 27_o james_n his_o deacon_n 28_o ammonius_n 29_o b._n adaccus_n 30_o mr._n elmer_n 31_o erasmus_n 32_o jasper_n bruschio_n 33_o clemant_n 34_o jo._n segovius_n 35_o card._n aralatense_n 36_o b._n of_o burgen_n 37_o chrysostom_n 38_o polecronecon_n 39_o patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n 40_o austin_n monk_n 41_o cutbard_n b._n of_o canterbury_n 42_o petrus_n blesenses_n 43_o angelo_n caraw_v 44_o rich._n b._n of_o cant._n 45_o simon_n fish_n 46_o pope_n innocent_a 47_o the_o testimony_n of_o 21_o bish_n 8_o arch_n deac_n 17._o doc._n of_o cannon_n and_o civil_a law_n 48_o richard_n armacanus_n 49_o cyprean_n 50_o john_n hus._n 51_o mr._n tindal_n 52_o henry_n stubbridg_n 53_o wil._n prynne_n 54_o godfr_n goodman_n 55_o jo._n salisbury_n 56_o ex._n catal._n illyr_n 57_o alixander_n sabritius_n 58_o the_o counterfeit_n of_o lucefer_v letter_n to_o the_o prelate_n 59_o lord_n cobham_n 60_o wil._n ocham_n 61_o armulphus_n 62_o hostenensis_n 63_o rich._n wimbleton_n 64_o wil._n swinderby_n 65_o anselm_n 66_o a_o cannon_n of_o africa_n 67_o suetonius_n 68_o melancton_n 69_o ste._n gardner_n 70_o rich._n feverus_n 71_o rich._n lovingham_n 72_o huldrick_n 73_o mr._n rogers_n 74_o panormetanus_n 75_o walter_n mill_n 76_o doc._n molius_fw-la 77_o jo._n câ—â—ydon_n 78_o rich._n turm_v 79_o selestudiensis_n 80_o ilyrico_fw-la 81_o reynold_n peacock_n bish_n 82_o io._n brothwick_n 83_o the_o tigurin_n at_o zurick_n 84_o cornelius_n bish_n of_o rome_n 85_o st._n laurence_n 86_o wil._n thorpe_n 87_o walter_n brute_n 88_o mersilius_fw-la 89_o nichol_n herford_n 90_o phil._n ripingdon_n 91_o john_n ashton_n 92_o pope_n alexander_n and_o 310_o bishop_n 93_o doctor_n hall_n 94_o georg._n cassander_n 95_o john_n wicklife_n 96_o the_o image_n of_o abish_a 97_o roderick_n moâ—ch_n 98_o martin_n bucer_n 99_o john_n hooper_n 100_o th._n walsingam_n 101_o a_o nameless_a aut._n 102_o clement_a next_o successor_n of_o st._n peter_n 103_o mr._n mead_n 104_o volusianus_n 105_o dr._n whitchcote_n 106_o the_o 20_o and_o 21_o article_n of_o church_n of_o england_n 107_o norfolk_n and_z suffolk_z man_n supplication_n 108_o bish_n nilus_n 109_o john_n gerson_n 110_o bartil_n 111_o henenius_n modesteinus_n 112_o mr._n hooker_n 113_o dr._n downam_n 114_o bilson_n 115_o saravia_n 116_o holinshead_n 117_o arch_a bishop_n of_o st._n andrews_n 118_o bish_n of_o duncel_n 119_o bish_n of_o orkneys_n 120_o mr._n perkins_n 121_o the_o epistle_n dedicatory_a to_o the_o king_n most_o excellent_a majesty_n may_v it_o please_v your_o majesty_n auguâ—_n auguâ—_n st_n augustin_n in_o a_o epistle_n to_o cassulamus_n say_v that_o he_o which_o for_o fear_v of_o any_o power_n hide_v the_o truth_n which_o 〈◊〉_d learn_v chrysostom_n chrysostom_n provoke_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n to_o come_v 〈…〉_o â—nd_v chrysostom_n say_v he_o be_v not_o only_o a_o traitor_n to_o theâ—_n 〈…〉_o open_o for_o truth_n teach_v a_o lie_n but_o he_o also_o which_o do_v 〈…〉_o 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the_o spirit_n of_o god_n to_o teach_v he_o now_o if_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o alone_a lawgiver_n to_o his_o church_n see_v these_o church_n officer_n sufficient_a for_o these_o four_o end_n for_o which_o he_o ordain_v they_o as_o first_o for_o the_o perfect_a of_o thâ—_n the_o saint_n 2_o for_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ministry_n 3_o for_o the_o edify_a oâ—_n the_o church_n which_o be_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n 4_o for_o the_o time_n till_o we_o alâ—_n come_v in_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n then_o all_o other_o pretend_a church_n officer_n be_v superfluous_a and_o useless_a beside_o st._n paul_n say_v that_o he_o shune_v not_o to_o declare_v unto_o the_o church_n the_o whole_a counsel_n of_o god_n and_o that_o he_o keep_v nothing_o back_o that_o be_v profitable_a for_o the_o church_n but_o teach_v they_o public_o and_o from_o house_n to_o house_n acts._n 20.20.27_o and_o yet_o in_o all_o his_o epistle_n he_o have_v 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serve_v two_o master_n so_o i_o say_v no_o man_n can_v faithful_o discharge_v his_o ministerial_a office_n in_o christ_n kingdom_n which_o be_v his_o church_n if_o he_o be_v entangle_v in_o secular_a affair_n in_o the_o worldly_a kingdom_n you_o can_v serve_v god_n and_o mammon_n mat._n 6.27_o mr_n elmer_n mr._n elmer_n in_o his_o harborow_n for_o faithful_a subject_n print_v at_o strasburg_n write_v thus_o on_o the_o 12_o of_o luke_n who_o make_v i_o a_o judge_n etc._n etc._n as_o if_o christ_n shall_v say_v it_o belong_v not_o to_o my_o office_n to_o determine_v in_o matter_n of_o policy_n but_o to_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n and_o if_o it_o do_v not_o belong_v to_o christ_n how_o dare_v prelate_n take_v it_o upon_o they_o to_o do_v it_o for_o if_o it_o have_v be_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o christ_n function_n he_o can_v not_o in_o conscience_n have_v refuse_v it_o to_o set_v they_o at_o one_o which_o be_v at_o strife_n if_o he_o may_v do_v it_o and_o will_v not_o he_o lack_v charity_n and_o do_v not_o his_o duty_n which_o be_v blasphemy_n to_o say_v of_o christ_n and_o if_o it_o belong_v not_o to_o he_o neither_o do_v it_o belong_v to_o his_o apostle_n nor_o their_o successor_n have_v he_o not_o as_o large_a a_o commission_n as_o he_o give_v his_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n therefore_o bishop_n by_o his_o example_n can_v give_v themselves_o so_o large_a a_o scope_n in_o temporal_a matter_n therefore_o by_o their_o fruit_n you_o may_v know_v they_o whether_o they_o have_v their_o commission_n from_o christ_n or_o i_o have_v like_a to_o have_v say_v from_o antichrist_n for_o say_v he_o if_o these_o two_o office_n ecclesiastical_a and_o civil_a be_v jumble_v together_o in_o one_o function_n there_o can_v be_v no_o quiet_a nor_o well-ordered_a commonwealth_n richard_n armacanus_n richard_n armacanus_n about_o the_o year_n 1350._o in_o the_o questionibus_fw-la armenorum_n book_n 11._o chap._n 1._o say_v that_o neither_o the_o dominion_n nor_o 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